Re: [RC] feeding for the cold weather (Susan G?) - Barbara McCrary
Here on coastal CA rain does occasionally become
cold. If I see horses actually shivering, I put on wool-lined
water-resistant blankets and then they're OK. The wool absorbs the wet
from the hair and insulates from the cold.
Subject: Re: [RC] feeding for the cold
weather (Susan G?)
Horses adjust to cold very well. I would not be all that concerned as
long as the horse is dry. I do not worry about snow..but I hate those freezing
rains. I had horses up in Minnesota where it can be downright frigid, and even
at -0 and below temps..they just put that butt to the wind and hunker
down, provided they are dry. Nothing more pitiful then a horse in a cold rain.
So my focus has always been to keep them dry..not warm. And I
have never increased the grain on my horses, altho mine have access to
hay 24/7.Hope this helps some lori
